# Accident 19880626025839A: Doug A26CSHIELDS, Cimmaron, NM, June 26, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1988, 17:15 local time
- Place: Cimmaron, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4995° N, 104.9099° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4995&lon=-104.9099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4813E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4813E-1989-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas A-26C (registry code 3020506, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-a-26c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG A26CSHIELDS
- Reported engine: PWA R280031
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88FA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880626025839A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NEAR VERTICAL IMPACT IN MOUNTAIN AREA. LOW CLOUDS, THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN. INDICATES CONTROL LOST. VFR PILOT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN88FA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA138), Jun 26, 1988: Douglas A-26C (N4813E), Cimarron, NM, destroyed, 2 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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